OLYMPIC gold medallist Tom Daley will be visiting Overton tomorrow (Tuesday) as part of his Comic Relief challenge.
The diver will be cycling past Overton Recreation Centre via Church Road and St Mary’s Church on his way to Plymouth as part of his Hell of a Homecoming Challenge.
Overton Recreation Centre said he is expected to be in the village around 12.30pm.
On Facebook, the centre said: “He would love for you to come out and support him and cheer him on if you can make it!”
The athlete, 27, is taking on an epic endurance challenge as he rows, cycles, swims and runs his way from the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford to his hometown of Plymouth.
Daley said: “Lots of people would think after an Olympic Games and being successful at the Olympics, you would want a little break and put your feet up and not do any exercise for a little bit, but not me.
“I’m always up for a new challenge, always up for trying something new, and when this opportunity came up, the thought of being able to do this with Comic Relief, to try and raise money.”
The highs and lows of Daley’s Comic Relief challenge will be captured for a BBC documentary, Tom Daley’s Hell Of A Homecoming, which will air on BBC One in March.
He added: “Supporting Comic Relief is something really important to me because, on so many different levels, the organisation and charity helps so many people, in so many different walks of life and different areas, and I think that’s something that’s really important.”
Comic Relief’s Red Nose Day returns on March 18.
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